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Public comments urge more homeownership in downtown and raise safety concern about police trailers
Summary
During public comment at the March 4 meeting Craig Murtha urged the commission to promote more for‑sale housing downtown to raise household incomes and retail demand; Mark Faucher told the commission the police department's trailers are still missing safety chains and pins and asked for enforcement or external intervention if not corrected.
Two citizens used the March 4 public comment period to raise separate concerns about housing mix and equipment safety in Largo.
Craig Murtha, who identified himself as a Largo resident, said much of recent new construction has been apartments and argued the city should encourage more for‑sale housing such as condominiums and townhomes. Murtha said higher average household incomes in the downtown core would…
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